Abstract

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Task Force on the Clinical SkillEducation of Medical Students, “skillful performance in the act of medical care is fundamental to thedelivery of quality professional service to those who seek the care of a physician” (Nutter andWhitcomb 2000). One of the areas emphasized by AAMC’s Task Force was the analytic component ofbasic clinical methods, namely the ability of medical students to diagnose clinical problems includingdifferential reasoning and problem identification. A subsequent report of the Ad Hoc Committee ofDeans commissioned by AAMC recommended that curriculum reform target the entire continuum ofmedical education, with emphasis on undergraduate programs (Ad Hoc Committee of Deans, 2004).

Academic Leadership Journal ensures quality control of journal submissions will be maintained through the same refereed process as scholars are accustomed. Academic Leadership Journal emphasizes that the Journal should provide a balanced perspective between research and pedagogy, and application and process.